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USC begins spring practice Tuesday. We’ll preview each position group before workouts begin. Defensive line Key departures: Leonard Williams Key returner players: Fifth-year seniors Antwaun Woods, Claude Pelon and Delvon Simmons Returning players: Fifth-year seniors Greg Townsend Jr. and Cody Temple, third-year sophomore Kenny Bigelow and redshirt freshmen Malik Dorton and Don Hill. Outlook: The Trojans must find a way to replace the production of Williams, who made 80 tackles, including seven sacks. Woods is sidelined for spring practice because of a torn chest muscle he suffered before the Holiday Bowl. Simmons started 10 games at tackle and made two-and-a-half...

USC got off to a blistering start last spring.
New Coach Steve Sarkisian implemented his system of offense and the Trojans ran about 120 plays on the first day, a pace they maintained through most of their 15 workouts.
When USC opens spring practice...

USC's 70-55 win over Washington on Saturday night, the Trojans' last home game of the season, doubled as Fan Appreciation Night. If ever the night were necessary, it is this season. The few fans, 3,420 on average, who had attended USC's home games...

Norman Powell knows his days at UCLA could be numbered.
The Bruins' NCAA tournament chances are uncertain. Powell, the team's only senior in the regular rotation, will play his final two games at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday and Wednesday, against...

Coaches like Chip Kelly, Todd Graham and Chris Petersen seem to be willing to bring in a certain type of player, which Petersen calls "Our kind of guy.” Do you think USC would ever bring in a coach that has this kind of philosophy?
-- Peter
Each...

The player has most of the traits that make college basketball coaches salivate: a jump shot, a good handle, passing ability and instincts. His father has great size, so his frame should fill out.
By 2023, when LeBron James Jr., 10, will graduate from...

USC is set to begin spring football practice on Tuesday, and all workouts on campus will be open to the public, the school announced.
Brian Kennedy-Howard Jones Field is being renovated and resodded, so the Trojans will practice 10 times at Cromwell...

Former USC receiver Nelson Agholor’s day at the NFL Scouting Combine ended early Saturday.
Agholor dislocated the middle finger on his left hand during receiving drills, the NFL Network reported.
Before the field workout, Agholor -- 6 feet and 198...

Former USC tight end Randall Telfer attended the NFL Scouting Combine this week in Indianapolis, but did not participate in drills or the on-field workout.
“Combine in the books. Wish I could have been out there with my TEs,” Telfer tweeted Friday....

USC has lost in many different ways in this nightmare of a basketball season. There have been blowouts and a string of close losses. Recently, there have been suspensions and fights.
There have been low points and even lower points, but perhaps no...

Swim caps peek out from behind a door a short jog away from the basketball court. It’s nearly showtime, and three synchronized swimmers, young men wearing only trunks and fake beards, await their cue.
When called, they are to scramble to a spot behind...

Pete Carroll, who guided USC to two Associated Press national titles and the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship, will be awarded an honorary degree from USC during commencement ceremonies on May 15, the school announced.
Carroll coached at USC...

USC will play home football games against Utah State in 2016, Western Michigan in 2017 and Nevada Las Vegas in 2019, the school announced.
USC’s previously announced 2016 opener will be against Alabama at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The...

It has been a tumultuous basketball season for USC. The Trojans have just two Pac-12 Conference wins. Seven of their last nine losses have been decided by just a few possessions. Point guard Jordan McLaughlin has been injured. And last week, three players...

The NCAA lost another round Tuesday in the long-running defamation lawsuit by former USC running backs coach Todd McNair.
California’s 2nd Court of Appeal rejected the NCAA’s request to reconsider the court’s ruling earlier this month that prevented...

After a strong performance at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, the draft projection for former USC defensive back Josh Shaw could get interesting.
Shaw, 6 feet and 201 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.44 seconds -- tied for the...